Meriania sanguinea Wurdack belongs to the Melastomataceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Meriania sanguinea, Ulloa, C 2317--Ecuador. Loja. Cerro Toledo. 30 Sep 2012. DSC06343 (55).JPG
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Myrtales
Family
Melastomataceae
Genus
Meriania
Specific Epithet
sanguinea
Authorship
Wurdack
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 2.0
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.2
Global rank
#208,623 of 335,497
Top 63%
Extinction probability
11%
Location
Ecuador, Loja
-4.114722, -79.174167
Location Remarks
Parque Nacional Podocarpus, entrada Nudo de Cajanuma, Sendero Guardiania - Mirador. Bosque andino. 2875 m.
Collectors
Carmen Ulloa Ulloa, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, Xavier Clavijo
Notes
Arbusto 2 m, hojas ampolladas, cáliz verde oscuro, lobos externos del cáliz verde claro. Flores rojo oscuro, filamento y antera rosado oscuro, apéndice amarillo, estilo rojo-rosado.
